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Question
Write the answer in your word.
Write the properties of a magnet.
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Solution
- A magnet attracts materials like iron, nickel, and cobalt.
- Every magnet has a north and a south pole.
- If you bring two same poles together, they push away; opposite poles pull toward each other.
- A magnet produces an invisible force around it, known as a magnetic field.
- A magnet can make some materials temporarily magnetic by touching them.
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